Russia, China conduct 2nd joint air patrol over Sea of Japan

A total of six Russian and Chinese strategic bombers on Tuesday flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea for the two neighboring countries' second joint air patrol in the area since July 2019, the Russian Defense Ministry said.The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters against the bombers, which traveled around a pair of South Korea-controlled, Japan-claimed islets in the Sea of Japan, the Tsushima Strait between Kyushu and South Korea, as well as an area between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry.Th…READ FULL ARTICLE